About DFW Concrete Co.
A residential concrete crew working Frisco and the ring of cities around it, with over 20 years of combined experience on North Texas ground.
Over 20 years of combined experience, all of it on this soil
DFW Concrete Co. is a residential flatwork crew. Between the people who will actually be standing on your job, that is more than two decades of pouring, finishing and repairing concrete in North Texas.
Blackland Prairie clay swells through a wet spring and shrinks through a dry August, and whether a slab survives that cycle is settled by decisions you cannot see once the concrete is down: how deep the base was cut and compacted, where the steel sits inside the slab, how far apart the joints were cut and how deep.
Free on-site visit. No obligation.
The concrete work we do
Flatwork across Frisco and the North DFW ring, in three groups. Everything below is quoted with the thickness, the reinforcement and the joint spacing stated.
Concrete driveways, patios and slabs
Poured at 4 inches for patios, walkways and car traffic, and 5 inches where a truck or an RV parks, over 4 inches of compacted base with #3 or #4 rebar. Broom, trowel or stamped finish. Also hot tub and spa pads, shed and garage slabs, AC pads, sidewalks and steps.
Concrete patios in FriscoConcrete repair and resurfacing
Crack routing and sealing with polyurethane, epoxy injection on structural cracks, saw-cut panel replacement dowelled into what stays, and polymer-modified overlays on slabs that are sound but worn or spalled.
Concrete repair in FriscoConcrete removal and haul-off
Demolition of the existing slab, broken out, hauled away and disposed of — priced per square foot on the same quote as the replacement, never added to it afterwards. Forms pulled and the site swept before we leave.
Concrete removal in FriscoResidential and light commercial flatwork. We do not take structural frames, tilt-wall or industrial floors, we do not lift sunken slabs with polyurethane foam, and we do not do structural foundation repair on the house — separate trades, and you are told which one you need at the estimate.
A quote should be a specification, not a number
The same total can describe a 4-inch slab over 4 inches of compacted base and a 3.5-inch slab poured on grade. Two quotes are not comparable until the specification is written down, so ours states five lines on every job.
The City of Frisco asks for the same numbers on the permit application — depth, rebar size and spacing, and PSI, shown on the survey (Form 4038, "Concrete & Driveway"). Work inside the right-of-way needs a separate Public Works permit.
- Slab thicknessIn inches, for your job. A driveway carrying a truck is not a patio carrying a grill.
- ReinforcementRebar or mesh, the size, and the spacing. The line most often missing, and the one that costs the most to leave out.
- Joint spacingWhere the control joints sit and how deep they are cut. Concrete cracks; joints decide where.
- Sub-base prepWhat is excavated and compacted, and to what depth. The part nobody photographs.
- What is includedDemolition, haul-off, forms pulled, site swept. Priced at the outset, not added at the end.
Why North Texas is harder on concrete
The soil here does most of the damage people blame on the concrete.
- Expansive clayHouston Black clay, the Blackland Prairie soil under most of Frisco, routinely tests at a plasticity index of 40 to 60. The code calls a soil expansive at 15. The ground under a slab is not static, and a slab designed as though it were will fail.
- ReinforcementSteel does not stop the ground moving. It holds the slab together while it does, which is why its size and spacing belong on the quote.
- Control jointsConcrete cracks. Joints determine where. Spaced and cut correctly, the cracking happens along a line you were expecting.
- DrainageFall is set so water leaves the structure — an eighth to a quarter of an inch per foot. Water standing against a slab edge is a slow, avoidable problem.
Where we work
Frisco is the anchor. We also cover Plano, McKinney, Allen, Prosper, Little Elm, The Colony, Celina, Lewisville, Carrollton and Denton. Beyond that ring, the drive starts costing you money on the quote, so we would rather say no than pad it.
The visit is free and the written quote is yours to keep.
Get the number in writing
An on-site visit, then a quote that states the specification. No fee, and no obligation to proceed.
- Over 20 years of combined crew experience
- Free on-site visit, measured properly
- One fixed price, in writing
- Thickness, steel and joints stated
- Insured — certificate on request